The Gay Marriage Amendm't was a wedge issue for Bush in election 2004, and got promptly forgotten after election.
But even if he really did care, NOBODY, no Dem. no Rep, thinks it has any chance whatsoever of getting two-thirds in congress, much less ratification by the states.
So ... why is the issue being dusted off again?
A. The huge rush of Massachussetts gays honeymooning in Tennessee?
B. Iraq is under control ("mission accomplished!"), the war on terrorism is won, and Bush is soaring in the polls.
C. Gay marriage affects daily lives of Americans far more than the economy, gas prices, government wiretapping, or social security.
D. The whole purpose of the Constitution to "define" words, or restrict rights.
E. Politicians get points with every repetition of the phrase "activist judges" in a speech or talk show.
F. It's an election year again!
...And nothing gets the religious conservatives and culture warriors out to the polls than pictures of gay people kissing on TV.
2006-06-05
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